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24  package share;
25  
26  public interface LogWriter {
27  
28      /**
29       * Method to print
30       */
println(String msg)31      public void println(String msg);
32  
33      /**
34       * initialization
35       *
36       */
37  
initialize(share.DescEntry entry, boolean active)38      public boolean initialize(share.DescEntry entry, boolean active);
39  
40      /**
41       * will mostly be used by outproducers to sum up
42       * the information, maybe write them to a db
43       */
44  
summary(share.DescEntry entry)45      public boolean summary(share.DescEntry entry);
46  
47  
48      /**
49       * Returns the <CODE>Watcher</CODE> which is associated with this logger
50       * @see share.Watcher
51       * @return the associated <CODE>Watcher</CODE>
52       */
getWatcher()53      public Object getWatcher();
54  
55      /**
56       * Set a <CODE>Watcher</CODE> to the <CODE>LogWriter</CODE>
57       * This is useful if a test starts a new office instance by itself. In this cases
58       * the <CODE>LogWritter</CODE> could retrigger the <CODE>Watcher</CODE>
59       * @see share.Watcher
60       * @param watcher the new <CODE>Watcher</CODE>
61       */
setWatcher(Object watcher)62      public void setWatcher(Object watcher);
63  
64  }
65